1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: The new quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers Ladies and Gentlemen, 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: number three, Russell Wilson. 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 2: Russ, it's been a few months since you joined the team. 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: When family and friends ask, what are you talking about 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 2: the Steelers experience, Oh. 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 3: Man, just the organization. The culture here is amazing. 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: I think the best part is the fan base and 8 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: how much they love football, how much they love, you know, winning, 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: how much they love the process of just all the 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: teams coming together. You know, I be able to go 11 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,959 Speaker 1: to Pirates schemes and everybody's wearing black and yellow room 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: for the Pirates, but also rooting for the Steelers and 13 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: vice versa. It's just obviously hockey two. It's just for 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: some all time greats and legends in this city, from 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: the city and that played here. 16 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 3: And I'm just grateful just to be a part of it. 17 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 4: You know, starts aren't always ideal, but that's like life. 18 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: Man. 19 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 4: Russ woke up today. Man, his calf was tight. It 20 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 4: was my decision to sit him down today. Really, I 21 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 4: looked at it as a good thing for collective of 22 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 4: talents for the office, a challenge and an opportunity to 23 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 4: get to know Russ a little bit man create a 24 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 4: little short term misery for him, opportunities for others. And 25 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 4: so that's the story there. 26 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: When you have to deal with starting training camp off 27 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: a little slow, finally getting back on the practice field. 28 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 2: What positives can you take away from that experience? 29 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: I think the best part was, you know, for me, 30 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: is to be able to really spend time with the guys. 31 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: You know, I was, you know, having to do rehab 32 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: early in the mornings and also you. 33 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 3: Know, at the afternoons and at night. 34 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: And the best part is Saint Vincent, you know, just 35 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: being around here, being around the this this college, and 36 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: just to be able to take it in and sit 37 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: out on the back porch and have snack with the 38 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 1: fellows and talk and laugh and play with no games, 39 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: but also talk ball and watch film late at night. 40 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: You know, all those things create the bond and the camaraderie. 41 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: And being able to come out here since you know 42 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: all the history here and all the great teams that 43 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: have won Super Bowls on that same practice field, that 44 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: means a lot, you know, and I think you're able 45 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: to really understand the tradition of what the Pittsburgh Steelers 46 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: means to us. 47 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: Getting a chance to work with Arthur Smith. How would 48 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: you describe his offense and what it's going to look 49 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 2: like this See, we're gonna. 50 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 3: Start with our physicality. 51 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: I think that it's just Arthur is a tremendous teacher, 52 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: his ability to communicate and everything else, and one of 53 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: the things that he really wants to have us, you know, 54 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: come out right out of the gates with is our 55 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: physicality and just our approach tru mentality of how we 56 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: how we want to go about our games and how 57 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: we want to play. 58 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 3: Our practices have been an all time high, you know, just. 59 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: Every day is going hard and coach Tomlin really helps 60 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: set that tone, but all Arthur does as well when 61 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: we're doing a good job of that. 62 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: What is something that you've learned from him? 63 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: I think one of the best things I've learned from 64 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: Arthur is just his understanding of the game and how 65 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: he sees it, you know, and I think, you know, 66 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: our ability to come together and see that see the 67 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: same way, see the same play. Maybe there's something I've 68 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: seen differently and he sees it a certain way, and 69 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: then we you know, we we say, Okay, that's that's 70 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: the best way to do this play. 71 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:56,399 Speaker 3: I think that's been really cool. 72 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: And you know, I think he has a tremendous ability to. 73 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 3: To express his personality and meetings. He does a great 74 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 3: job of that. 75 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's just he's a funny dude and I 76 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: just love love being around him. 77 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 2: Now, whether or not you play during one of the 78 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 2: preseason games, what do you personally want to accomplish? 79 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: I think the most important thing about the preseason games 80 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: for anything else, is being able to put on the 81 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: pathsage with your teammates, be in the locker room, create 82 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,399 Speaker 1: a habit. You know, just give me my thirteenth year 83 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: and I remember going back to my rookie year, and 84 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: I need to have great habits going to the stadium. 85 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: What is that going to look like? What is what 86 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 3: is the day? 87 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: What is the night going to look like? What's my 88 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: what's my order of process of getting ready? What's the 89 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: when does the quarterbacks go out there? And how much 90 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: time do I need to have to warm up? So 91 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: taking that seeing how we do it here, and then 92 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: really you know, thinking through that whole process and doing 93 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: that with your teammates and building that out and thinking 94 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: through that, I think that's the fun part. I think 95 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: the other fun part is seeing guys be successful. You know, 96 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: you always want your teammates to be successful. Those are 97 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: the moments that get cherished. 98 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: You cherish guys, first touchdowns, those are the things. 99 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: And and then I think, finally, you really want to 100 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: get in the ins all a lot, you know, that's 101 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: that's the other thing. 102 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 3: You want to win the games. You want to get 103 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 3: in the insole a lot. 104 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: That's that's what we're that's our mission as an offense 105 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: is to be able to score a lot of touchdowns 106 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: and be explosive and every way. 107 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 3: All right, thanks as appreciate it. Thank you so much.